- Issue Archive for
- Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2000
- Vol. 1, No. 606
News
City Picks Three Finalists for Big Outsourcing Job
The city of Memphis has narrowed the field to three finalists for the job of outsourcing its computers and telecommunications. The three companies (chosen from an initial field of 17 firms) are Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), headquartered in Dallas; Electronic Data Systems (EDS), also headquartered in Dallas; and Systems & Computer Technology (SCT), with headquarters in Malvern, Pa.
Council Fattens Up
Council Fattens Up
Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies
Looking more everyday like Italian television, Fox gave us the "Sexiest Bachelor in America" Monday night, a male version of the old-fashioned beauty pageant
Politics
Democrats Firm up Local Fundraiser
Operatives of the national Gore-Lieberman campaign will return to Memphis next week to put the final touches on what is shaping up as a mammoth local fund-raiser involving both Democratic candidates.
Politics for Commoners
Now that the two major presidential candidates are appearing regularly on such venues as Oprah and MTV and Larry King Live, we-- and they-- are being treated to endless moral strictures from the cognoscenti as to just why this isnÕt proper.
Sports
It's Time, Troy
Troy Aikman should retire. Now. Not at the end of the Dallas Cowboys' season. Not after the next concussion. Now.
Tigers' Lack of Firepower is Offensive
If Rip Scherer thought University of Memphis fans would praise his team's effort in a 24-3 loss at number-21 Southern Mississippi on Saturday he was mistaken.
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